Treasury’s Chief Economist Is Stepping Down

The Treasury Department‘s chief economist is stepping down this week to return to her post at Northwestern University, a Treasury official said Monday.

Janice Eberly, Treasury’s assistant secretary for economic policy, will rejoin the faculty at the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, where she most recently served as the John and Helen Kellogg Distinguished Professor of Finance, the official said.

Ms. Eberly joined the Treasury Department in 2011. No replacement has been named.

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